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Castle Hill Camp

6 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.19667, -2.09043

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kingfisher, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kingfisher, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Jelly Ear, Hairy Curtain Crust +70 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Turkeytail, Jelly Ear, Hairy Curtain Crust +70 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red Admiral +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red Admiral +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +23 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +23 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Chicken Of The Woods, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure RouteCycling route12 km

Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.

Named routeLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route447 m
Named routeLength 447 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 45Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 45Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route782 m
Named routeRef 45Length 782 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep and tree near Bow Wood

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep and tree near Bow Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SPETCHLEY PARKHistoric site5 km→✦Deserted medieval villageHistoric site2.3 km→🌱USPRAUrban park1.5 km→⚽Jubilee Playing FieldPlaying field1.6 km→✦Moated site and monastic retreat at Crowle CourtHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Spetchley Hall GardensUrban park4.5 km→

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